The budget session of Parliament will begin on January 31. On the first day, President Draupadi Murmu will deliver the address and the budget will be presented on February 1. The first phase of the budget session will run from January 31 to February 13 and the second phase will run from March 10 to April 4. During this time, Nirmala Sitharaman will present her eighth consecutive budget as Finance Minister.

Economic Survey will be presented

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju gave this information in a post on 'X'. He said that on the recommendation of the Government of India, the President has approved the convening of both the Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session 2025 from January 31 to April 4. During this time, the Economic Survey will be presented after the joint meeting of both the Houses of Parliament.

During the session, there will be no proceedings in Parliament on the day of Delhi elections. Discussion on the motion of thanks on the President's address will begin after February 3. A total of 27 meetings are proposed in the budget session.

Rijiju said both the Houses may adjourn for a recess on February 13 and resume on March 10 to discuss the demands for grants of various ministries and departments. The first phase of the session is marked by a debate in both the Houses on the motion of thanks to the President's address and concludes with the Prime Minister's reply in both the Houses of Parliament.

There may be a special allocation for census in the upcoming budget

The process of conducting the postponed census of 2021 can start from 2025. For this, a special allocation can be made in the upcoming budget. In 2019 itself, Rs 8,754 crore was allocated for the 2021 census and Rs 3,931 crore for updating the National Population Register (NPR). After six years, almost double the amount will be required for this.

To complete the census, more than 33 lakh census workers will need to be trained and digital equipment will need to be purchased for them so that they can collect the census data in digital form. According to highly placed sources, the census had to be postponed first due to Corona and then due to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but the government has now decided to conduct it.

It can be considered to have started with the allocation of funds for this in the upcoming budget. The training of master trainers to train 33 lakh census workers can start in the month of September or October. After this, the training of census workers at the state and then district level will be completed before March 2026.

NPR data will also be upgraded.

According to sources, the process of counting houses, cattle, vehicles and other belongings will start from April 1, 2026, which will continue till September 30, 2026. Along with counting of houses, the data of NPR will also be upgraded.